Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10706007April 16, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE MELTING. THE SURFACE HAS BECOME SHINY AND CAUSES A GLARE WHEN LIGHT HITS IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706103April 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND THE SUN HIT MY DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN MELTING AND HAS A GLARE REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD. A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET, I ALMOST HIT THEM BECAUSE I WAS BLINDED BY THE GLARE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE SO NISSAN CAN FIX THAT UNSAFE AND ANNOYING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706127April 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL HAPPEN WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU START IT OR IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. NO WARNING SIGNS. IT JUST HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706160April 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK - NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706162April 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH HAD SEVERE RUST UNDER BOTH SIDES OF CAR UNDER THE SEATS. AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED THE CAR HAD 55823 MILES AND WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE PREVIOUS 4 YEARS AND JUST 3 MONTHS PRIOR BEING NOTICED. ALTHOUGH I HAD TO PAY SAID DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR AFTER FIGHTING WITH NISSAN AND DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS. JUST WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT AFTER SEEING ARTICLE ON TV NEWS. ALTHOUGH CAR WAS 7 YRS. OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN MOTORS WOULD NOT PAY COST FOR REPAIR.($740.00). I KNOW NISSAN IS BIG CORP. BUT EITHER THEY OR DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BIG BUSINESS WINS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706168April 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAGS LIGHT FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE CAME ON INDICATING THAT THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705789April 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705919April 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
I'VE HAD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS IN THE CENTER OF DASH COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN WITH AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (8/9/14), THEY SAID THIS IS NEW ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD DO SOME SORT OF SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN (11/19/14) AND THEY SAID THE UPDATE MIGHT NOT HAVE TAKEN PROPERLY, SO THEY DID THE UPDATE AGAIN. WELL IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN (3/16/15) AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL DO A COMPLETE REPROGRAM JUST IN CASE THERE WAS A LINGERING ISSUE FROM LAST TIME. WELL, THAT DID NOT WORK. THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING AND I TOOK THE CAR IN YESTERDAY (4/14/15) AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED A FUNCTION TEST AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES, SO THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID THAT IF IT HAPPENS TO BRING IT IN ASAP. WITH THIS ISSUE BEING SO INTERMITTENT, I HAVE RESORTED TO TAKING PHOTOS OF PEOPLE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705963April 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705977April 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO DASHBOARD MELTING. THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND GIVES OFF A GLARE DURING THE DAYTIME WHILE DRIVING. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND BLINDS MY VISION WHEN I DRIVE DURING THE DAY. PLEASE NISSAN FIX THIS ISSUE. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MATERIALS USED WHEN MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE. CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS CONCERNS AND FIX MY DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705518April 14, 2015
STRUCTURE
DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD RIOTED OUT ABOUT 10+6 AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705600April 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOWED ME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ON THE LIFT AND THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH. BOTH NISSAN AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED, IN FACT IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY IT EXPLICITLY EXCLUDES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MY FEET WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705660April 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PRE-MATURE RUST AS MANY OTHER SIMILAR ALTIMAS. RUST AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES BY 12 INCHES, AND HAS ALREADY BEGAN CRUMBLING AWAY. VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS WELL-MAINTAINED. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705715April 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, CAR GAVE SHRIEK WARNING BEACON, WITH ALL INDICATORS LIT UP & ABRUPTLY CAME TO A HALT. IN THIS INCIDENT CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HENCE I WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR VIA MECHANICAL KNOB AND RUN TO THE SHOULDER TO SAVE MY LIFE. CAR HAS TO BE TOWED FROM FREEWAY TO A MECHANIC SHOP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MECHANIC FOUND THE BATTERY FUSE BEING MELTED & RECOMMENDED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, DEALER CONFIRMS THAT MAIN WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES FROM THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VEHICLE TO THE EV BATTERY THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE IS SHORTING OUT DUE TO THE WIRE BEING MELTED/HARNESS BEING MELTED CAUSING A RESISTANCE WITHIN THE CABLE & HENCE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL & LOSE ALL POWER. THIS IS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT FILED ON NHTSA WITH ID NUMBER : 10560398 THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED FOR PAST 7 YEARS WITH ALL MAJOR & MINOR MILESTONE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. LOOKS LIKE CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE CAR WAS NOT PART OF NISSAN'S RECOMMENDED PLAN. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECOMMENDATION FROM DEALER DURING ANY OF MY MAINTENANCE VISIT ABOUT FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, DESPITE MY CAR ABRUPTLY CAME TO A HALT IN FREEWAY. BUT, NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND INCLUDE CHECK FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THEIR RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PLAN. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF A CAR IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR, WHICH NEEDS TO BE FREQUENTLY INSPECTED FOR ADEQUACY OF OPERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705740April 14, 2015
STRUCTURE
PART OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR RUSTED AWAY LEAVING ABOUT A 10" X 12" HOLE. THIS IS RIGHT WHERE ONE WOULD PROBABLY PLACE ONE'S FEET, GETTING IN AND OUT AND WHILE RIDING. GERWECK NISSAN, IN MONROE, MICHIGAN VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO NISSAN COMPANY. NISSAN COMPANY REP. IN AN E-MAIL DISCUSSION DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE FLOOR. WHAT I DERIVED FROM MY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, IS WHEN A NISSAN IS NINE YEARS OLD AND HAS HIGH MILEAGE IF THE METAL RUSTS AWAY IT IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705743April 14, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
PURCHASED 2014 ALTIMA S 9-1-14. RIGHT AWAY HEAR WHINING NOISE FROM STEERING AREA AND UNDER HOOD. AS OF APRIL 2015 ONLY HAVE 1200 MILES BUT HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN, SPLASHING NOISE FROM FUEL TANK, WIND NOISE COMING FROM PASSNGER SIDE WINDOW, VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM WANDERING ON HIGHWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME BUT READING SIMILAR REVIEWS I NOW KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705389April 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY RUST IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL AREA. NO SHEETMETAL REMAINS IN SOME AREAS, ALLOWING FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE SEATED THERE. THIS IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE, WHICH HAD AUTO ARMOR UNDERBODY PROTECTANT APPLIED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND IS WASHED REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY DURING SALT MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705426April 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLED TWO TIMES WITHIN 20 MINUTES WHEN SLOWING CAR DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. MEINEKE AND PAUL MILLER NISSAN OF FAIRFIELD, CT IDENTIFIED THAT PARTS 23731-AL61A (CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSOR) AND 23731-6J90B (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE SENSORS WERE PART A RECALL FOR THE SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR THAT I OWN. NISSAN N.A. CLAIMS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. 630,000+ VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT APPLY. ON LINE COMPLAINTS SUGGESTS THAT THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT KEEPS RECURRING BUT NISSAN HAS NOT EXPANDED THERE VIN REGISTRY TO INCLUDE ALL CARS THAT ARE AFFECTED. SPOKE WITH NISSAN N.A. CASE EXPEDITER WHO STATED MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT ON THE AFFECTED LIST ALTHOUGH MY COMPLAINT WAS THE SAME AS THOSE VEHICLES ON THE LIST. NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOT TELL ME WHERE MY PART WAS MADE AND WHERE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE IN FACT MADE. CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS INTERNAL NISSAN INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION TO GIVE ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705487April 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASS AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN WIFE IS IN PASS SEAT. HER WEIGHT IS 165LBS. IT HAS COME ON A FEW TIMES BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO THE DEALER UNTIL 10/30/14. I WAS TOLD NO DTC'S FOUND. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND IT LIGHTS UP WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT IS NOT SAFE. THE DEALER TECH CONFIRMED OPERATION OF LIGHT TSB#NTB14-027. I HAVE NO DOUBT THE LIGHT WORKS IT'S JUST ON AT THE WRONG TIME. NOT SAFE!!! ONCE AGAIN THE LIGHT COMING ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. DID HUNTER NISSAN HENDERSONVILLE NC SELL ME A CAR WITH A RECALL? IS THIS LEGAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705492April 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED OUT BIG HOLES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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